Calcutta High CourtCRM (DB)/4361/2024dismissed as rejected

Arabinda Das v. The State Of West Bengal And ANR

2025-02-21Hon'Ble Justice Debangsu Basak,Hon'Ble Justice Md. Shabbar Rashidi1 pages

21.02.2025 Serial no. 33 [Dd] (Bail Rejected) CRM (DB) 4361 of 2024 In re : An Application for Bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure corresponding to Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Krishnaganj Police Station Case No. 436 of 2023 dated 1.11.2023 under Sections 376(AB) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act, 2012.

-AndIn the matter of : Arabinda Das ... ...Petitioner Ms. Pranidhi Singh,Advocate ... ... For the Petitioner Mr. Sandip Chakraborty, Mr. Dipankar Paramanick, Advocates ... ...For the State

1. Petitioner is in custody for 478 days.

2. Trial is in progress.

3. Petitioner stands implicated in penetrative sexual assault.

4. Out of 10 prosecution witnesses two were examined.

5. Desirability of enlarging the petitioner on bail at this stage of the trial and on the basis of the materials presently on record is not felt.

6. Consequently, we are not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner.

7. Prayer for bail of the petitioner is rejected.

8. CRM (DB) 4361 of 2024 is dismissed.

(Debangsu Basak, J.) (Md. Shabbar Rashidi, J.)